Ty Cobb vs. Ben Davis — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Ben Davis
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Ty Cobb posted the stronger offensive profile against Ben Davis. Ty Cobb posted stronger numbers in OPS (.945 vs .677) and on-base percentage (.433 vs .311). Ben Davis had the advantage in home run production (38 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ty Cobb had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Ben Davis

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
486
171.73
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1698
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1512
534.28
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
358
126.5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
241
85.16
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
77
27.21
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.71
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
13.43
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
52.15
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
117
41.34
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
174.11
61.52
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
553
195.41
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
518
183.04
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
168
59.36
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
204
72.08
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
334
118.02
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
172.43
60.93
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4.31
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.47
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
57.33
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
153
54.06
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.24
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
136.04
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4.41
4.41
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.47
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.71
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
14.13
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.18
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.83
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
6.01
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
52.94
52.94

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Ben Davis

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
1.16
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
1.02
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
1
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10942
27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3647.1
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2808
6.93
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.57
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.43
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3009
7.42
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2984
7.36
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.342
2.342
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.363
6.363
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.14
86.14
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.16
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
0.55
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.28